Best lake hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park
The 15 best lake hikes in Waterton Lakes National Park, out of 23 that we map, ranked by trail score.
How we rank trails Ranked by trail score, highest first.
- All hikes
- Easy 11
- Moderate 7
- Hard 40
- Under 5 km 24
- Kid friendly 10
- Waterfalls 6
- Summits 19
- Views 39
- Backpacking 8
The list
Sorted by rank- 1Bertha Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 10.6 km · 592 m gain · 4 h 30 minLake · Waterfall · Views · Passes Upper Waterton Lake and Lower Bertha Falls88score
- 2Twin Lakes RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 493 m gain · 5 h 45 minLake · Waterfall · Views · River or creek79score
- 3Mount Rowe RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 9.5 km · 1,197 m gain · 7 h 30 minLake · Views · Alpine · Passes Mount Rowe and Upper Rowe Lake74score
- 4Bertha Peak RouteNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 665 m gain · 4 hLake · Waterfall · Summit · Views · Passes Upper Bertha Falls and Bertha Peak72score
- 5Newman Peak TrailWaterton Lakes National ParkHard · 14.1 km · 1,035 m gain · 7 h 15 minLake · Summit · Views · Camping · Passes Goat Lake and Avion Ridge71score
- 6Hell Roaring Falls TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 4.6 km · 243 m gain · 1 h 45 minLake · Waterfall · River or creek · Passes Upper Waterton Lake71score
- 7Lineham Ridge / Upper Rowe Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 2.5 km · 81 m gain · 50 minLake · Views · River or creek70score
- 8Crandell Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 17.5 km · 635 m gain · 6 hLake · Passes Crandell Lake70score
- 9Bertha Peak Main TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 3.3 km · 564 m gain · 3 h 30 minLake · Summit · Views · Alpine · Passes Bertha Lake69score
- 10Tamarack TrailWaterton Lakes National ParkExpert · 27.8 km · 1,724 m gain · 15 h 45 minLake · Views · Camping · Hut or tea house · Passes Lone Lake and Lone Lake Cabin69score
- 11Great Divide TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkModerate · 10.1 km · 454 m gain · 3 h 45 minLake · Views · Historic site · Camping · Passes Upper Waterton Lake68score
- 12Cameron Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 3.3 km · 77 m gain · 1 hLake · Passes Cameron Lake67score
- 13Wishbone TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 26.3 km · 551 m gain · 8 hLake · Passes Middle Waterton Lake and Upper Waterton Lake66score
- 14Cameron Lake to Sage Pass TrailWaterton Lakes National ParkEasy · 2.7 km · 157 m gain · 1 h 15 minLake · Views · Alpine63score
- 15Upper Rowe Lake TrailNear Waterton Park · Waterton Lakes National ParkHard · 2.3 km · 190 m gain · 1 h 15 minLake · Alpine · Passes Upper Rowe Lake61score